Ògúndá
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/ò.ɡṹ.dá/
Definitions
- The ninth principal sign of the Ifa divination system
- The ninth of the àpólà or sixteen categories in the odù Ifá, consisting of the ninth principal chapter, (Ògúndá méjì) and the other fifteen chapters of Ògúndá
- The ninth chapter of the Odù Ifá corpus, and one of the major ojú odù
Etymology
An ancient term associated with the majority of the Ifa-divination systems of other Volta-Niger groups. Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ò-gʷṹtã́, where it has a synonymous name Èjítọ́n, used currently in Yoruba only in the Ekiti dialect, but is regarded as this term in other languages. See Igala Ògwútọ, Igbo Ògúte, Nupe Gúta, Ebira Ògútá, Gun Ègúdá, Fon Gùdá, ultimately from a common Volta-Niger root, perhaps Proto-Volta-Niger *-gúta, but the etymology is not known beyond there. Folk etymologies associate with the deity Yoruba Ògún, which could suggest a link to Igala ògwú.
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Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Ogunda”.
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